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Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
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Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch

{2}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

First strike, haste

Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has haste.

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First strikeHasteUnleash
Set
Dragon's Maze (DGM #69)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
4
Released
2013-05-03
Artist
Aleksi Briclot
EDHREC rank
#17,542
Colour identity
{B}{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.06
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Hagra Constrictor 70 %+70.0 %
  2. Mer-Ek Nightblade 61 %+60.2 %
  3. Thundering Raiju 60 %+59.2 %
  4. Uncivil Unrest 60 %+58.6 %
  5. Drana, Liberator of Malakir 60 %+57.3 %
  6. Hellhole Flailer 55 %+55.1 %
  7. Skyclave Shadowcat 55 %+55.0 %
  8. Tenured Inkcaster 54 %+54.0 %
  9. Rakdos Cackler 53 %+52.9 %
  10. Dreadhorde Butcher 54 %+52.7 %
  11. Archpriest of Shadows 53 %+52.1 %
  12. Thrill-Kill Assassin 51 %+50.4 %
  13. Feast on the Fallen 50 %+49.6 %
  14. Cryptborn Horror 50 %+49.4 %
  15. Akki Battle Squad 50 %+49.4 %
  16. Necropolis Regent 51 %+48.2 %
  17. Chaos Imps 47 %+47.3 %
  18. Mirror-Style Master 46 %+45.8 %
  19. Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate 47 %+42.4 %
  20. Unforgiving One 41 %+41.2 %
  21. Karn's Bastion 42 %+40.8 %
  22. Bloodfray Giant 39 %+39.4 %
  23. Archetype of Aggression 40 %+39.4 %
  24. Bloodtracker 39 %+38.0 %
  25. Splatter Thug 37 %+36.9 %
  26. Unspeakable Symbol 37 %+36.9 %
  27. Volt Charge 36 %+35.0 %
  28. Nikara, Lair Scavenger 34 %+34.3 %
  29. Tesak, Judith's Hellhound 34 %+34.2 %
  30. Towashi Guide-Bot 34 %+34.1 %
  31. Madame Null, Power Broker 34 %+33.6 %
  32. Yathan Tombguard 34 %+33.5 %
  33. Carnival Hellsteed 34 %+33.4 %
  34. Rakdos Drake 33 %+32.6 %
  35. Drannith Ruins 32 %+32.1 %
  36. Dreadbore 33 %+28.5 %
  37. Death-Greeter's Champion 28 %+28.3 %
  38. The Ozolith 30 %+28.3 %
  39. Berserkers' Onslaught 29 %+27.7 %
  40. Grim Roustabout 28 %+27.5 %
  41. Kami of Celebration 27 %+27.2 %
  42. Drown in Ichor 27 %+26.0 %
  43. Gore-House Chainwalker 26 %+25.9 %
  44. Lethal Exploit 25 %+24.9 %
  45. Oblivion's Hunger 24 %+23.9 %
  46. Ashenmoor Liege 24 %+23.4 %
  47. Garna, Bloodfist of Keld 28 %+23.3 %
  48. All Will Be One 26 %+23.2 %
  49. Grim Affliction 24 %+23.1 %
  50. Gev, Scaled Scorch 24 %+23.0 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 99 %+1.8 %
  2. Swamp 99 %+1.3 %
  3. Command Tower 77 %-8.8 %
  4. Arcane Signet 74 %-7.8 %
  5. Sol Ring 72 %-13.6 %
  6. Hagra Constrictor 70 %+70.0 %
  7. Smoldering Marsh 67 %+3.0 %
  8. Dragonskull Summit 66 %+0.8 %
  9. Rakdos Signet 62 %+6.5 %
  10. Mer-Ek Nightblade 61 %+60.2 %
  11. Uncivil Unrest 60 %+58.6 %
  12. Thundering Raiju 60 %+59.2 %
  13. Drana, Liberator of Malakir 60 %+57.3 %
  14. Rakdos Charm 56 %+13.1 %
  15. Hellhole Flailer 55 %+55.1 %
  16. Skyclave Shadowcat 55 %+55.0 %
  17. Terminate 55 %+14.8 %
  18. Tenured Inkcaster 54 %+54.0 %
  19. Dreadhorde Butcher 54 %+52.7 %
  20. Archpriest of Shadows 53 %+52.1 %
  21. Rakdos Cackler 53 %+52.9 %
  22. Bedevil 52 %+19.5 %
  23. Necropolis Regent 51 %+48.2 %
  24. Thrill-Kill Assassin 51 %+50.4 %
  25. Feast on the Fallen 50 %+49.6 %
  26. Cryptborn Horror 50 %+49.4 %
  27. Akki Battle Squad 50 %+49.4 %
  28. Tainted Peak 48 %+4.5 %
  29. Talisman of Indulgence 48 %-7.5 %
  30. Foreboding Ruins 48 %+2.1 %
  31. Chaos Imps 47 %+47.3 %
  32. Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate 47 %+42.4 %
  33. Mirror-Style Master 46 %+45.8 %
  34. Karn's Bastion 42 %+40.8 %
  35. Blood Crypt 42 %-6.6 %
  36. Unforgiving One 41 %+41.2 %
  37. Rakdos Carnarium 41 %+11.1 %
  38. Chaos Warp 40 %-6.1 %
  39. Blasphemous Act 40 %-11.2 %
  40. Archetype of Aggression 40 %+39.4 %
  41. Bloodfray Giant 39 %+39.4 %
  42. Rogue's Passage 39 %+19.6 %
  43. Feed the Swarm 39 %-1.5 %
  44. Bloodtracker 39 %+38.0 %
  45. Sulfurous Springs 38 %-10.2 %
  46. Temple of Malice 38 %+6.3 %
  47. Unspeakable Symbol 37 %+36.9 %
  48. Splatter Thug 37 %+36.9 %
  49. Bojuka Bog 36 %-0.1 %
  50. Volt Charge 36 %+35.0 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2013-04-15

    A creature with unleash can’t block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.

  • 2013-04-15

    Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that’s already blocking won’t remove it from combat. It will continue to block.

  • 2013-04-15

    The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.

  • 2013-04-15

    You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it’s entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.

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